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Wednesday January 31,1996 Vol. CXXVII, No. 13
Headlines
Inglin lessons for Loyola Marymount
Junior college transfer Jeff Inglin's three home runs in his first three USC at-bats propelled the Trojan baseball team to a season-opening 11-5 win over Loyola Marymount Tuesday.
Sports, page 20
One-on-one with Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen, the critically acclaimed star of Richard III, talks one-on-one with Film Editor Scott Foundas. McKellen discusses his role in the adaptation of Shakespeare's classic.
Diversions, page 10
Latino community a major L.A. force
Los Angeles has seen a huge ethnic shift in empowered Latino community, Viewpoint writer Gregory Ellis makes a case for tapping into this strong market to revive L.A.'s economy.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Daily Trojan now available online
The Daily Trojan is now accessible via the World Wide Web. The full text of today's edition will be online in hypertext form by the time you read this. The URL is: http://www.usc.edu/ dept/DT/
Browse the Daily Dvjan Online for articles from the beginning of the semester, or search for specific terms or subjects. (Fall 1995 issues will be available for perusal and searching soon.)
In addition to each article being available online, there's also information about the structure and operation of the paper, as well as relevant phone numbers, e-mail addresses and everything else you need to know in order to contact us.
Also look for advertising rates and information, a brief history of the paper and more.
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Overheated lights ignite Bovard fire
One DPS officer injured while evacuating workers
By Patrick Dent
Staff Writer
Overheated lights were apparently to blame for a fire which burnt briefly inside Bovard Auditorium Monday night, until sprinklers put out the flames.
The only injury in the blaze was Department of Public Safety officer Sam El-Said, who suffered minor smoke inhalation while evacuating workers from the auditorium.
"We're really lucky/' said DPS Sgt. Mark Cervenak.
A preliminary investigation revealed that lights left turned on had lit the auditorium's main curtains on fire. The fast response time by the sprinklers kept the damage to a minimum.
"The fire was out by the time the fire department arrived,” DPS Chief Bob Taylor said. "The fire had activated the sprinkling systems in Bovard and the sprinklers worked very well in putting out the fire."
Damage from the fire was minor, and it is not expected to affect Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf's sold-out appearance tonight at Bovard.
El-Said discovered the fire just before midnight Monday evening.
"While on patrol 1 heard an audible (fire) alarm," El-Said stated in the police report.
Troy Witt / Dally Trojan
After responding to a fire in Bovard Auditorium Tuesday at 12 a.m., firefighters refill fans with gas in front of Student Union. Stage lights are the cause, officials say.
"I smelled smoke on the west side of the building ... on the east side of the building were large clouds of smoke emitting from the third floor door and vents," he said.
El-Said reported the fire and requested assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
At the same time officer El-Said reported the fire, DPS received a fire alarm signal from Bovard Auditorium, said DPS Chief Bob Taylor. At least 4 officers were dispatched to the scene.
El-Said found three Operations and Maintenance workers in the auditorium and evacuated them.
Los Angeles Fire Department Units 14,15, 214 and 215 arrived on the scene, but the sprinkler system was already at work on the fire.
"The extinguishing system controlled the fire and basically put it out," Fire Capt. Thayer said. "There was still a small amount of curtains smoldering, but not actually burning."
El-Said was taken to California Hospital and treated for minor smoke inhalation, Taylor said. El-Said was released Tuesday morning.
According to the police report, Fire (See Fire, page .3)
Ensemble performs spirituals
Group emphasizes songs as art form
By Christian Cooper
Staff Writer
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble performed Monday night in Bovard Auditorium to an audience of more than 150 in a concert sponsored by USC Spectrum.
The concert was part of a nationwide tour by the group.
Founded in 1986 by Francois Clemmons, the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble is devoted to keeping the Negro Spiritual alive as a valid and important art form and an essential part of American history.
The ensemble is comprised of six singers, a pianist and a percussionist.
The group has experienced success throughout the United States and around the world.
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble has toured Italy eight times since their first appearance there in 1989, where they received critical acclaim. They have performed in Germany, Austria, France and Finland.
The ensemble has also made appearances in Japan and Korea, and plans to return to the Far East next season.
At the beginning of the performance, Clemmons encouraged audience members to interact with the ensemble.
"If you feel like saying amen,
Brandan Hancock / Daily Trojan
Harlem Spritual Spiritual Ensemble performed Monday.
go ahead and say amen," he said. "If you feel like tapping your feet or clapping your nands, go ahead.
"Indeed, if you want to lift your voice and sing along with us, that would be a pleasure."
The group's repertoire included a song honoring abolitionists Sojourner Truth and Harriet Beecher Stowe. "These women took the destiny of their own lives into their hands. They were able to come back (from slavery) and help many thousands of others," Clemmons said.
The group also sang a hymn
made famous in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech: "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I'm free at last."
The audience reacted favorably to the performance, giving the group a standing ovation at the close of their act. Many responded to Clemmons' suggestion and clapped along to the music.
"I liked it," said Andrea Seals, a freshman undecided major. "It made me want to get up and dance."
The ensemble preserves the memory of the spirituals by using the original pronunciation of the words, instead of correcting them with modern English.
the next event sponsored by Spectrum is a performance by the Chicago Sinfonietta at Bovard Auditorium on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. There will be a special Valentine's Day dinner preceding the show, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Upstairs Commons. The price is $25 per person. For more information, or to make reservations, call 740-1045.
Maki Mandela, eldest daughter of South African President Nelson Mandela, was scheduled to speak on campus on February 22. Due to an illness, she has been forced to cancel her entire speaking schedule, said Craig Springer, director of USC Spectrum. However, she has promised to return next year, he said.
Students get wind of humus
By Elisa Ung
Staff Writer
A stench on campus, which students assumed was fertilizer, was really humus material used for turf renovation, a spokeswoman for Operations and Maintenance saia Tuesday.
"Turf renovation ... is done one time per year over winter break to repair the grass after the hard use it gets during the football season and to green up the dormant grasses,'' said Lynne Tjomsland, director of Buildings and Grounds Services.
In this process, the grass was cut very short, the soil was mechanically aerated and treated as needed.
Operations and Maintenance said they then laid down grass seed and covered it with a thin layer of humus to keep the soil moist and warm.
"This humus material is the malodorous culprit," Tjomsland said.
Students were well aware of the smell.
"It's something that definitely wakes you up in the morning," said Stephen Starkweather, a junior majoring in biomedical and mechanical engineering.
"If they could make the grass smell that bad on a regular basts, (Srr Stench, page 2)

Wednesday January 31,1996 Vol. CXXVII, No. 13
Headlines
Inglin lessons for Loyola Marymount
Junior college transfer Jeff Inglin's three home runs in his first three USC at-bats propelled the Trojan baseball team to a season-opening 11-5 win over Loyola Marymount Tuesday.
Sports, page 20
One-on-one with Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen, the critically acclaimed star of Richard III, talks one-on-one with Film Editor Scott Foundas. McKellen discusses his role in the adaptation of Shakespeare's classic.
Diversions, page 10
Latino community a major L.A. force
Los Angeles has seen a huge ethnic shift in empowered Latino community, Viewpoint writer Gregory Ellis makes a case for tapping into this strong market to revive L.A.'s economy.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Daily Trojan now available online
The Daily Trojan is now accessible via the World Wide Web. The full text of today's edition will be online in hypertext form by the time you read this. The URL is: http://www.usc.edu/ dept/DT/
Browse the Daily Dvjan Online for articles from the beginning of the semester, or search for specific terms or subjects. (Fall 1995 issues will be available for perusal and searching soon.)
In addition to each article being available online, there's also information about the structure and operation of the paper, as well as relevant phone numbers, e-mail addresses and everything else you need to know in order to contact us.
Also look for advertising rates and information, a brief history of the paper and more.
The Daily Trojan Online is best viewed using Netscape.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
DaMroian
Overheated lights ignite Bovard fire
One DPS officer injured while evacuating workers
By Patrick Dent
Staff Writer
Overheated lights were apparently to blame for a fire which burnt briefly inside Bovard Auditorium Monday night, until sprinklers put out the flames.
The only injury in the blaze was Department of Public Safety officer Sam El-Said, who suffered minor smoke inhalation while evacuating workers from the auditorium.
"We're really lucky/' said DPS Sgt. Mark Cervenak.
A preliminary investigation revealed that lights left turned on had lit the auditorium's main curtains on fire. The fast response time by the sprinklers kept the damage to a minimum.
"The fire was out by the time the fire department arrived,” DPS Chief Bob Taylor said. "The fire had activated the sprinkling systems in Bovard and the sprinklers worked very well in putting out the fire."
Damage from the fire was minor, and it is not expected to affect Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf's sold-out appearance tonight at Bovard.
El-Said discovered the fire just before midnight Monday evening.
"While on patrol 1 heard an audible (fire) alarm," El-Said stated in the police report.
Troy Witt / Dally Trojan
After responding to a fire in Bovard Auditorium Tuesday at 12 a.m., firefighters refill fans with gas in front of Student Union. Stage lights are the cause, officials say.
"I smelled smoke on the west side of the building ... on the east side of the building were large clouds of smoke emitting from the third floor door and vents," he said.
El-Said reported the fire and requested assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
At the same time officer El-Said reported the fire, DPS received a fire alarm signal from Bovard Auditorium, said DPS Chief Bob Taylor. At least 4 officers were dispatched to the scene.
El-Said found three Operations and Maintenance workers in the auditorium and evacuated them.
Los Angeles Fire Department Units 14,15, 214 and 215 arrived on the scene, but the sprinkler system was already at work on the fire.
"The extinguishing system controlled the fire and basically put it out," Fire Capt. Thayer said. "There was still a small amount of curtains smoldering, but not actually burning."
El-Said was taken to California Hospital and treated for minor smoke inhalation, Taylor said. El-Said was released Tuesday morning.
According to the police report, Fire (See Fire, page .3)
Ensemble performs spirituals
Group emphasizes songs as art form
By Christian Cooper
Staff Writer
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble performed Monday night in Bovard Auditorium to an audience of more than 150 in a concert sponsored by USC Spectrum.
The concert was part of a nationwide tour by the group.
Founded in 1986 by Francois Clemmons, the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble is devoted to keeping the Negro Spiritual alive as a valid and important art form and an essential part of American history.
The ensemble is comprised of six singers, a pianist and a percussionist.
The group has experienced success throughout the United States and around the world.
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble has toured Italy eight times since their first appearance there in 1989, where they received critical acclaim. They have performed in Germany, Austria, France and Finland.
The ensemble has also made appearances in Japan and Korea, and plans to return to the Far East next season.
At the beginning of the performance, Clemmons encouraged audience members to interact with the ensemble.
"If you feel like saying amen,
Brandan Hancock / Daily Trojan
Harlem Spritual Spiritual Ensemble performed Monday.
go ahead and say amen," he said. "If you feel like tapping your feet or clapping your nands, go ahead.
"Indeed, if you want to lift your voice and sing along with us, that would be a pleasure."
The group's repertoire included a song honoring abolitionists Sojourner Truth and Harriet Beecher Stowe. "These women took the destiny of their own lives into their hands. They were able to come back (from slavery) and help many thousands of others," Clemmons said.
The group also sang a hymn
made famous in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech: "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I'm free at last."
The audience reacted favorably to the performance, giving the group a standing ovation at the close of their act. Many responded to Clemmons' suggestion and clapped along to the music.
"I liked it," said Andrea Seals, a freshman undecided major. "It made me want to get up and dance."
The ensemble preserves the memory of the spirituals by using the original pronunciation of the words, instead of correcting them with modern English.
the next event sponsored by Spectrum is a performance by the Chicago Sinfonietta at Bovard Auditorium on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. There will be a special Valentine's Day dinner preceding the show, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Upstairs Commons. The price is $25 per person. For more information, or to make reservations, call 740-1045.
Maki Mandela, eldest daughter of South African President Nelson Mandela, was scheduled to speak on campus on February 22. Due to an illness, she has been forced to cancel her entire speaking schedule, said Craig Springer, director of USC Spectrum. However, she has promised to return next year, he said.
Students get wind of humus
By Elisa Ung
Staff Writer
A stench on campus, which students assumed was fertilizer, was really humus material used for turf renovation, a spokeswoman for Operations and Maintenance saia Tuesday.
"Turf renovation ... is done one time per year over winter break to repair the grass after the hard use it gets during the football season and to green up the dormant grasses,'' said Lynne Tjomsland, director of Buildings and Grounds Services.
In this process, the grass was cut very short, the soil was mechanically aerated and treated as needed.
Operations and Maintenance said they then laid down grass seed and covered it with a thin layer of humus to keep the soil moist and warm.
"This humus material is the malodorous culprit," Tjomsland said.
Students were well aware of the smell.
"It's something that definitely wakes you up in the morning," said Stephen Starkweather, a junior majoring in biomedical and mechanical engineering.
"If they could make the grass smell that bad on a regular basts, (Srr Stench, page 2)